Nyigesa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Nyigesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 71 | 1:745,657 | 41,495 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Nyigesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyigesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyigesa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyigesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyigesa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyigesa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nyigesa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Nyigesa occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyigesha | 93 | 10 | / |
| Nyingesa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyegesa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyigisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyigeza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyingisa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyengesa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyijesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyengesai | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nyeijesha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyegeza | 71 | 210 | / |
| Nyegesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngegesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyegese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyengese | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nyingise | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ngegesha | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nyengesi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nyengisa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Niengisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyegeshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyejesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niegeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niengeshe | 63 | 38 | / |
| Nyengeshe | 63 | 18 | / |
| Njengesha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njegesi | 57 | 163 | / |
| Nyegezi | 57 | 150 | / |
| Ngegesy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngegeshi | 53 | 21 | / |
| Njengese | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njesaisa | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyigesa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis